This is the August edition of the Maelstrom News, where we take a look back at what happened at the board in the last month...summer is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, with record temperatures across much of Europe and the US, but the heat has not dampened the enthusiasm at The Maelstrom!
Competition News: As previously announced, The Maelstrom is now a part of the Inter-Board Poetry competition, IBPC, and weve submitted our first entries to the IBPC for the coming month. Daniel Barlow, gypsyvelvet, and Sandra Erickson will be representing The Maelstrom next month, so wish them all the best!! Turning to our home grown competitions, congratulations go to the following writers:
Maelstrom Eddies July Picture Contest winner: soulsease!
Into The Depths contest winner: Joint winners Poets Anonymous and soulsease!
Maelstrom Eddies 6 Words Contest winner: soulsease!
The new competitions for this month are all up and running, so if you want to grab that top spot, come and see what is happening in the other forums!
Challenge news: We also have some challenges running in various places to encourage people to try out new ideas and ways of writing. This month in Eddies, try out the Trine form challenge. Never heard of a Trine? This is your chance! In the Illustrators Isle forum, the art challenge theme is Fire. Ever fancied being an artist, or have some great photographs that recall Fire? Share them with us! Eddies is also hosting an anti-6 words challenge, and there is a chain poem in progress in Rivuletsplenty to stimulate your muse!
Member News: The Maelstrom is delighted to announce that Sandra Erickson has agreed to join our team of moderators! Sandra is also Executive Editor of The Poetry Review, so we are very happy to have her with us. We also welcome back Davie (davicletay) from his sabbatical good to have you back, Davie!
Lies, Damned Lies, & Statistics: There are now 623 registered members - our membership continues to grow, and we are very pleased to welcome you all without you, wed not be here! Since our inception, The Maelstrom has garnered over 2,384,000 page views, and 142,000 posts!
As always, if you have suggestions, comments or criticisms of The Maelstrom, please let any of the staff know either via email or by dropping a note into The Babbling Brook forum. The Maelstrom exists for you, our members, and we will do our best to accommodate you, if possible. If you like us, tell your friends, and if you don't, please tell us!
The Maelstrom Crew
Competition News: As previously announced, The Maelstrom is now a part of the Inter-Board Poetry competition, IBPC, and weve submitted our first entries to the IBPC for the coming month. Daniel Barlow, gypsyvelvet, and Sandra Erickson will be representing The Maelstrom next month, so wish them all the best!! Turning to our home grown competitions, congratulations go to the following writers:
Maelstrom Eddies July Picture Contest winner: soulsease!
Into The Depths contest winner: Joint winners Poets Anonymous and soulsease!
Maelstrom Eddies 6 Words Contest winner: soulsease!
The new competitions for this month are all up and running, so if you want to grab that top spot, come and see what is happening in the other forums!
Challenge news: We also have some challenges running in various places to encourage people to try out new ideas and ways of writing. This month in Eddies, try out the Trine form challenge. Never heard of a Trine? This is your chance! In the Illustrators Isle forum, the art challenge theme is Fire. Ever fancied being an artist, or have some great photographs that recall Fire? Share them with us! Eddies is also hosting an anti-6 words challenge, and there is a chain poem in progress in Rivuletsplenty to stimulate your muse!
Member News: The Maelstrom is delighted to announce that Sandra Erickson has agreed to join our team of moderators! Sandra is also Executive Editor of The Poetry Review, so we are very happy to have her with us. We also welcome back Davie (davicletay) from his sabbatical good to have you back, Davie!
Lies, Damned Lies, & Statistics: There are now 623 registered members - our membership continues to grow, and we are very pleased to welcome you all without you, wed not be here! Since our inception, The Maelstrom has garnered over 2,384,000 page views, and 142,000 posts!
As always, if you have suggestions, comments or criticisms of The Maelstrom, please let any of the staff know either via email or by dropping a note into The Babbling Brook forum. The Maelstrom exists for you, our members, and we will do our best to accommodate you, if possible. If you like us, tell your friends, and if you don't, please tell us!
The Maelstrom Crew
